in lieu

phrase

: instead

… some of the units are made available at affordable prices, or the developers pay a fee in lieu that supports a … housing fund.

—Chloe Hilles

Examples of in lieu in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was being held at the South Placer Jail in lieu of $460,000 bail. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Try tying one around your waist in lieu of a belt, around your neck like an ascot, or even in your hair. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 July 2026

The film is also playing a one-week awards qualifying run in theaters in New York and Los Angeles in lieu of the full theatrical release it was originally supposed to get. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 July 2026

While reducing tillage is encouraged, minimal tillage is acceptable on a true regenerative system if it is being used in lieu of synthetic chemicals. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026